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Tự Đức Thông Bảo
Tự Đức Thông Bảo (Hán tự: 嗣德通寶) was an inscription used on different coins made from various metals and alloys during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức. The coinage of Tự Đức saw the introduction of the term ''Vietnamese văn (currency unit), văn'' (文) which was an accounting unit used for copper-alloy Vietnamese cash, cash coins denominating their worth in number of zinc cash coins with a weight of 6 phần. These coins circulated alongside another series of issued under Emperor Tự Đức, the Tự Đức Bảo Sao. History The sapèqueries of Đại Nam under Emperor Tự Đức were operated by the ''Hanoi Office of Current Money'' (河內通寶局, "Hà-Nội Thông Bảo Cục") which replaced the former ''Office of Currency'' (Bảo Tuyền Cục) and the ''Capital Office of Currency'' (Bảo Hoá Kinh Cục), and the main sapèqueries were located in Huế while mints were also in operation in Hanoi, Sơn Tây, and Bắc Ninh. The Tổng Đố ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heirloom Seal Of The Nguyễn Dynasty
In popular usage, an heirloom is something that has been passed down for generations through family members. Examples are a Family Bible, antiques, weapons or jewellery. The term originated with the historical principle of an heirloom in English law, a chattel which by immemorial usage was regarded as annexed by inheritance to a family estate. Loom originally meant a tool. Such genuine heirlooms were almost unknown by the beginning of the twentieth century. English legal history In the English legal system, any owner of a genuine heirloom could dispose of it during his lifetime, but he could not bequeath it by will away from the estate. If the owner died intestate, it went to his heir-at-law, and if he devised the estate it went to the devisee. The word subsequently acquired a secondary meaning, applied to furniture, pictures, ''etc.'', vested in trustees to hold on trust for the person for the time being entitled to the possession of a settled house. Such things were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
